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Puffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive
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It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.
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Plans for new £5.9m collection building go on display at Locomotion in Shildon
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The public are being invited to have their say on plans for a new £5.9m collection building at Locomotion in Shildon at a free exhibition being displayed this month.
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TikTok trainspotter Francis Bourgeois signs with global talent agency
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Social media’s favourite trainspotter Francis Bourgeois has expressed his excitement as he signs with international talent agency YMU Group.
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Raising the roof at Bridgnorth
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Fifty-one years after it launched its first public services, the Severn Valley Railway has been meticulously planning a civil engineering operation that is essential to keep one of the world’s leading heritage lines at the forefront of steam locomotive maintenance and operation for the next half century. John Titlow reports on the planned operation to…
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Special 50th anniversary train service at Swanage Railway
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A Swanage Railway volunteer who rode on the last British Rail train from Wareham to Corfe Castle and Swanage as a young teenager in 1972 is to drive a special 50th anniversary train service.
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Heritage Railway Association Awards looking for 2022 nominations
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The Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards event is looking for nominations to help celebrate the successes of restoration and preservation.
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Severn Valley Railway to receive more than £1 million from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
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The Severn Valley Railway is among nearly 140 heritage organisations to benefit from a share of the £16.5 million latest round of awards.
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National Railway Museum Appoints Railway Partnerships Manager
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The National Railway Museum in York has appointed Paddy McNulty as Railway Partnerships Manager.
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Severn Valley Railway loco to be renamed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
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The Severn Valley Railway has launched a competition to find a new name for one of its heritage steam locomotives, in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.
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Fantastic Christmas subscriptions on all your favourite railway titles at Classic Magazines!
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Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s the perfect time to grab a last-minute gift for the Railway enthusiasts in your life, or even for yourself as an early Christmas treat!
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